A dog breeder of long-haired and long-tailed sheepdogs has decided to select for short fur and short tails in this particular breed. The breeder selects dogs with the shortest fur in each generation and only breeds these dogs. In order to have dogs with short tails, the breeder docks the dogs' tails shortly after birth. After many generations of this artificial selection, you would expect to see which of the following characteristics in the sheepdogs.
A) sheepdogs with short fur and long tails
B) sheepdogs with short fur and intermediate-sized tails
C) sheepdogs with short fur and short tails
D) sheepdogs with medium length fur and short tails
E) sheepdogs with long legs and short tails
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